body-slam

Full-contact takedown

A body-slam is a wrestling move where you lift an opponent and throw them forcefully to the ground.

Outside the ring, it describes any aggressive takedown: The security guard body-slammed the protester.

The verb form works the same way: He body-slammed his opponent onto the mat.

wrestling

suplex

Overhead backward wrestling slam

pinfall · submission · grapple · mat · ring · canvas · luchador · heavyweight · wrestler · bout

aggression

dominance

Superior influence over others

attack · confrontation · brutality · hostility · violence · fury · rage · retaliation · vengeance · physicality

impact

collision

Forceful contact between objects

  • forceStrength or compulsion
  • thudDull impact noise
  • crashSudden violent impact

jolt · smash · blow · wallop · thump · hit · strike · contact · shockwave · bang

Opposites
physical force/aggression

body-slamcushion

Stuffed fabric for comfort

cradle · support · pat · embrace · caress

competitive outcome (metaphorical)

body-slamcapitulate

Yield under pressure

surrender · submit · yield · concede · take a beating

wrestling move type

body-slamsubmission hold

Restraint forcing capitulation

pin · sleeper hold · headlock · armbar · chokehold

Family

body, slam, bodies, bodied, bodily, slams, slammed, slamming, slammer

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG